Where does “ไร” come from?
ไร (Thai) comes from Thai ใคร — who; which person; what person?.
ไร (Thai): how; what; which; when; why; what; approximate;...
Definitions
- how; what; which; when; why; what; approximate;...
Ancestry of “ไร”, step by step
ไร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ใคร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใคร | who; which person; what person? |
via Proto-Southwestern Tai *rajᴬ⁴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *rajᴬ⁴ | — |